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Founded in 1998 by Roger "Pinky"
Tener, the Dawn Patrol is a loose gathering of over 300 science fiction,
space and aviation enthusiasts from throughout the United States and Canada.
Each weekday morning Pinky publishes the email newsletter, The Chronicles
of the Dawn Patrol.The Chronicles is filled with
humor, science fiction fandom, space and aeronautics, and updates on the
lives of the members.

The Chronicles has
spawned a weekly parody issue, Midnight Dusk Petrol, edited
by Czarcon chairs Nancy and Ross Hathaway. Email them at takki2takki@earthlink.net
to be added to this funny Sunday evening newsletter.

Bob Tucker has restarted his decades
long running fanzine Le Zombie. First published in December 1938,
the last issue of LeZombie, number 67, had been published in December 1975
and was printed by an esoteric method called planography. 500 copies of
that 24 page issue were published.

While some Dawn Patroller's only
involvement is receiving the newsletter, others meet regularly in person
and online. In January, nearly 50 Dawn Patrollers gathering for weekend
in Hutchinson, Kansas, which included a day at the Cosmosphere and two
evenings with a hospitality suite at a local hotel.

ConQuesT 31 saw the first ever,
official meeting of the Dawn Patrol. The DP is now incorporated in the
State of Missouri as an educational organization. The Patrol held a fund
raising event at ConQuesT and raised $700 for a Wichita fan who suffered
a recent loss.

Pinky hosts regular chats. Gatherings
are scheduled Tuesday evenings and the first Sunday of the month.. See
The
Chronicles for details on how to attend.